This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Current firm class

wirehousederived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Oct 2, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

17derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

16derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Exams

S66

First exam

Oct 2, 2008

First registration

Oct 3, 2008

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

DAVID BALL

IAPD individual key

5575461

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:24409d1c-1f32-285b-e872-9f7334ad1e25

First observed

Oct 3, 2008

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.